Imam Hasan Askari (as) and his forty discourses
Compiled by: Shaykh Mohammad Ishtihardi
The Thirteenth Infallible Hassan Askari (as)
Name: Hassan (as)
Renouned Title: Askari
Subtitle: Abu Muhammad
Father and Mother: Imam Hadi (as) and Saleel (as)
Time & Place of Birth. 8th Rabi usani or 24rth Rabiul Awal 232 Hijrah in Medina
Time & Place of Martyrdom: 8th Rabi ul Awal 260 Hijrah By The conspiracy of Motamid the Foureenth Abbasade caliph, in the city of Samara at the age of 28 years.
Tomb: Samara (Iraq) Duration of life.
Before Imamate 22 years (from 232 to 245 Hijrah. After Imamate 6 years 254 to 260 Hijrah.
He was constantly & permenently under observation in the prison of the Satans of his age & was finally brutally martyred by poison.
Forty Discourses from Imam Hassan Al Askari (as)
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1. Allah is the one with whom all the creatures seek refuge at the time of need & hardships & while the hope from all the creations & the causes antecedents & determinants except Him, is discontinued & cut off. 1
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Çóááåõ åõæó ÇáøóÐí íóÊóÃáøóåõ Åöáóíåö ÚöäÏó ÇáÍóæÇÆöÌ æóÇáÔøóÏÇÆöÏö ˜õáøõ ãóÎáõæÞö¡ ÚöäÏ ÇäÞöØÇÚö ÇáÑøóÌÇÁö ãöä ˜õáöø ãóä Ïõæäóåõ æóÊóÞóØøõÚö ÇöáÃóÓÈÇÈö ãöä ÌóãíÚö ãóä ÓöæÇåõ. (ÈÍÇÑ ÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì3 41 
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2. The love of the pious ones for the pious ones is a reward & recompense for those pious. And the love of debauch (libertine) for the pious ones is a sublimity & superiority for the pious ones. And the grudge of the debauch for the pious ones is the decoration for the pious ones. And the grudge & enmity of pious ones against the debauch & libertine is a humility for the debauch (sybarite). 2
2- ÍõÈøõ ÇáÃóÈÑÇÑö áöáÃóÈÑÇÑö ËóæÇÈñ áöáÃóÈÑÇÑ. æóÍõÈøõ ÇáÝõÌøÇÑö áöáÃóÈÑÇÑö ÝóÖöíáóÉñ áöáÃóÈÑÇÑö¡ æóÈõÛÖõ ÇáÝõÌøÇÑö áöáÃóÈÑÇÑö¡ Òóíäñ áöáÃóÈÑÇÑö æóÈõÛÖõ ÇáÃóÈÑÇÑö áöáÝõÌøÇÑö ÎöÒíñ Úóáی ÇáÝõÌøÇÑö. (ÊÍÝ ÇáÚÞæá 487 )
3. No respectful one abandons the right except it that he become debased & objected, & no objected & debased acquires it except that he becomes respectful & honorable. 3
3- ãÇ ÊóÑó˜ó ÇáÍóÞøó ÚóÒíÒñ ÅáÇø Ðóáøó¡æóáÇ ÃóÎóÐó Èöåö Ðóáíáñ ÅöáÇøÚóÒøó .(ÊÍÝ ÇáÚÞæá 489)
4. Thus the one out of the jurisprudents who is the protector of his soul, saver of his religion, the oppressor of his passions & lusts (of ego), submissive to the command of his Lord, 'so it is obligatory for the people to imitate & follow him (Taqleed means unconditional Imitation). 4
4- ÝóÃóãóÇ ãóä ˜Çäó ãöäó ÇáÝõÞóåÇÁö ÇÆöäÇð áöäóÝÓöåö¡ÍÇÝöÙÇð áöÏíäöåö¡ãõÎÇáöÝÇð Úóáی åóæÇåõ ãõØíÚÇðáÃöãÑö ãóæáÇåõ¡ÝóáöáÚóæÇãö Ãóä íõÞóáöøÏõæåõ. (æÓÇÆá ÇáÔíÚÉ Ì18 95)
5. An age will approach when the people's faces would be laughing (exalting) & their hearts would be dark, bleak & dirty. The Sunnah to them would be innovation & heresy & innovation would be (considered) Sunnah among them. The faithful would be belittled & debased among them, & the transgressor would be honorable & respectful among them. Their lords & chiefs would be ignorant & aggressive ones. And the religious scholar’s would be on the threshold of the aggressors & tyrants. 5
5- ÓóíóÃÊí ÒóãÇäñ ÇáäøÇÓö æõÌõæåõåõã ÖÇÍö˜óÉñ ãõÓÊóÈÔöÑóÉñ¡ æóÞõáõæÈõåõã ãõÙáöãóÉñ ãõÊó˜óÏøóÑóÉñ¡ ÇáÓøõäøóÉõ Ýöíåöã ÈöÏÚóÉñ¡æóÇáÈöÏÚóÉñ Ýíåöã ÓõäøóÉñ¡ÇáãöÄãöäõ Èóíäóåõã ãõÍóÞøóÑñ¡ æóÇáÝÇÓÞõ Èóíäóåõã ãõæóÞóÊóÑñ¡ÃõãóÑÇÄõåõã ÌÇåöáõæäó ÌÇÆöÑõæäó æõÚõáóãÇÄõåõã Ýí ÃóÈæÇÈö ÇáÙøóáóãóÉö... (ãÓÊÏј ÇáæÓÇÆá 2 322)
6. Whoever admonishes his brother secretly he has decorated him & the one who admonishes him openly & publicly has vilified & rebuked him.6
6- ãóä æóÚóÙó ÃóÎÇåõ ÓöÑøÇð ÝóÞóÏ ÒÇäóåõ. æó ãóä æóÚóÙóåõ ÚóáÇäöíóÉð ÝóÞóÏ ÔÇäóåõ .(ÊÍÝ ÇáÚÞæá 489)
7. The best of your brothers is the one who forgets your sin & remember & mentions your favor done to him. 7
7- ÎóíÑõ ÅöÎæÇäö˜ó ãóä äóÓöیó ÐóäÈó˜ó æóÐó˜óÑó ÅöÍÓÇäó˜ó Åöáóíåö .(ÈÍÇÑÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì78 379)
8. The foolish heart is in his mouth & the mouth (lips) of the wise one is in his heart (the foolish says whatever he pleases, without considering it's repercussion whereas the sage thinks before speaking.) 8
8- ÞóáÈõ ÇáÃóÍãóÞö Ýí Ýóãöåö æó Ýóãõ Çá͘íãö Ýí ÞóáÈöåö .(ÈÍÇÑÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì78 374)
9. The person who rides the back of falsehood, lands upon the house of regret & shame.9
9- ãóä Ñó˜öÈó ÙóåÑó ÇáÈÇØöáö äóÒóáó Èöåö ÏÇÑó áäøóÏÇãóÉö .(ÈÍÇÑÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì78 379)
10. Rage & anger is the key to all evils. 10
10- ÃóáÛóÖóÈõ ãöÝÊÇÍõ ˜õáöø ÔóÑòø .(ÈÍÇÑÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì78 373)
11. Do not enter a disputed discussion as it will take away your honor & respect & do not make mockery & joke as people would pick up courage & dare at you. 11
11- áÇ ÊõãÇÑ ÝóíóÐåóÈó ÈóåÇÄõ˜ó¡æóáÇ ÊõãÇÒöÍ ÝóíõÌÊóÑóÃó Úóáóí˜ó .
12. How shameful & abominable is that a faithful becomes inclined toward a thing which degrades &: belittles him. 12
12- ãÇ ÇóÞÈóÍó ÈöÇáãõÄãöäö ʘõæäõ áóåõ ÑóÚÈóÉñ ÊõÐöáøõåõ .(ÇäæÇÑÇáÈåíå¡ 353)
13. Faithful is a beneficence & benevolence for another faithful & a logic & poof for the infidel. (Logic & proof of Allah)13
13- ÃóáãõÄãöäõ ÈóÑó˜óÉñ Úóáóی ÇáãõÄãöäö æóÍõÌøóÉñ Úóáóی Çá˜ÇÝöÑö .(ÊÍÝ ÇáÚÞæá 489)
14. There is nothing over &: above two qualities, belief & faith upon Allah & benefitting the faithful brethren. 14
14- ÎóáóÊÇäö áóíÓó ÝóæÞóåõãÇ ÔóíÁñ¡ÅöáÇíãÇäõ ÈöÇááåö æóäóÝÚõ ÇáÅöÎæÇäö .(ÊÍÝ ÇáÚÞæá 489)
15. The neighbor who conceals the good deed when he sees it, &: reveals if he sees a bad act, is from among the extreme & back breaking agonies. 15
15- ãöäó ÇáÝóæÇÞöÑö ÇáøóÊí ÊóÞöãõ ÇáÙøóåÑó: ÌÇÑñ¡Åöä ÑóÃی ÍóÓóäóÉð ÃóÎÝÇåÇ æóÅöä ÑóÃی ÓóíöøÆóÉð ÃóÝÔÇåÇ .(ÈÍÇÑÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì78 372)
16. Humbleness is a boon & beneficence which does not get subjected to the jealousy of people. 16
16- ÃóáÊøæÇÖõÚõ äöÚãóÉñ áÇ íõÍÓóÏõ ÚóáóíåÇ .(ÊÍÝ ÇáÚÞæá 489)
17. It is against the etiquettes to express joy &: pleasure before the grieved on. 17
17- áóíÓó ãöäó ÇáÃóÏóÈö ÅöÙåÇÑõ ÇáÝóÑóÍö ÚöäÏó ÇáãóÍÒõæäö .(ÈÍÇÑ ÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì78 374)
18. The person nursing grudge & enmity) has the least of comfort among the people. 18
18- ÃóÞóáøõ ÇáäøÇÓö ÑÇÍóÉðÇáÍóÞõæÏõ .(ÈÍÇÑ ÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì78 373)
19. All the evils are present together in a house & lying is the key to it. 19
19- ÌõÚöáóÊö ÇáÎóÈÇÆöËõ Ýí ÈóíÊò æóÇá˜óÐöÈõ ãóÝÇÊíÍõåÇ .(ÈÍÇÑ ÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì78 379)
20. To say it that 'I wish I may not be brought to question except for this sin is an unforgiveable sin. Then he (as) said polytheism among people is more hideous & invisible than an ant over the black canvass on a dark night. 20
20- ãöäó ÇáÐøõäõæÈö ÇáøóÊí áÇ ÊõÛÝóÑõ : áóíÊóäی áÇ ÇõÄÇÎóÐõ ÅöáÇø ÈöåÐÇ. Ëõãøó ÞÇáó Úáíå ÇáÓáÇã: ÃáÅÔÑǘõ Ýí ÇáäøÇÓö ÃóÎÝí ãöä ÏóÈöíÈö Çáäøóãáö Úóáóی ÇáãöÓÍö ÇáÃóÓæóÏö Ýöí ÇááíøóáóÉö ÇáãõÙáöãóÉö. (ÊÍÝ ÇáÚÞæá 487 )
21, No One except a thankful & grateful person recognizes the beneficence & favor. And no body thanks for the boon & benevolence except the gnostic (sagacious), 21
21- áÇ íóÚÑöÝõ ÇáäöøÚãóÉó ÃöáÇøó ÇáÔøǘöÑõ¡ æóáÇíóÔ˜õÑõ ÇáäöøÚãóÉó ÅöáÇøó ÇáÚÇÑöÝõ .(ÈÍÇÑ ÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì78 378)
22. The one who praises an incapable & undeserving person stays at the abode of the accused person. 22
22- ãóä ãóÏóÍó ÛóíÑó ÇáãõÓÊóÍöÞöø ÝóÞóÏ ÞóÇãó ãóÞÇãó ÇáãõÊøóåãö .(ÈÍÇÑ ÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì78 378)
23. The weakest of the enemies from strategic point of view is the one who manifest & reveals his enmity. 23
23- ÃóÖÚóÝõ ÇáÃóÚÏÇÁö ˜óíÏÇð ãóä ÃóÙåóÑó ÚóÏÇæóÊóåõ .(ÈÍÇÑ ÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì78 379)
24. Training the ignorant & reverting the habitual addict back from his habit is like a miracle (most rare & difficult). 24
24- ÑöíÇÖóÉõ ÇáÌÇåöáö æóÑóÏøõ ÇáãõÚÊÇÏö Úóä ÚÇÏóÊöåö ˜óÇáãõÚÌöÒö .(ÊÍÝ ÇáÚÞæá 489)
25. Do know it that insistently begging & questioning for the grant of need takes away the honor (dishonors) & causes inconvenience, pain, & suffering. 25
25- æóÇÚáóã Ãóäøó ÇáÅáÍÇÍó Ýí ÇáãóØÇáöÈö íóÓáõÈ ÇáÈóåÇÁó æóíõæÑöËõ ÇáÊóÚóÈó æóÇáÚäÇÁó .(ÈÍÇÑ ÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì78 378)
26. This very politeness, courtesy & civility is sufficient for you that you refrain from doing what you dislike in others. (The bad deeds & evils). 26
26- ˜óÝǘó ÃóÏóÈÇð ÊóÌøóäõȘó ãÇ Êó˜Ñóåõ ãöä ÛóíÑö˜ó .(ÈÍÇÑ ÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì78 377)
27. Indeed, generosity & charity has a quantity so when it exceeds that it becomes spending lavishly (squandering). And so does foresightedness & caution has a limit & when it exceeds that then it is cowardice. 27
27- Åöäøó áöáÓøóÎÇÁö ãöÞÏÇÑÇð¡ÝóÅä ÒÇÏó Úóáóíåö Ýóåõæó ÓóÑóÝñ¡ æóáöáÍóÒãö ãöÞÏÇÑÇð¡ ÝóÅä ÒÇÏó Úóáóíåö Ýóåõæó ÌõÈäñ .(ÈÍÇÑ ÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì78 377)
28. Observing the middle way in economy has a quantity when It exceeds that then it is stinginess & avarice. And there Is a limit to bravery & gallantry & when It exceeds that then it is rashness & impetuousness. 28
28- æóáöáÅöÞÊöÇÏö ãöÞÏÇÑÇð ÝóÅä ÒÇÏó Úóáóíåö Ýóåõæó ÈõÎáñ¡æó áöáÔøóÌÇÚóÉö ãöÞÏÇÑÇð ÝóÅä ÒÇÏó Úóáóíåö Ýóåõæó ÊóåóæøõÑñ .(ÈÍÇÑ ÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì78 377)
29. The person whose disposition is piety & his nature is generosity & his quality is forbearance & tolerance the number of his friends would become great. 29
29- ãóä ˜Çäó ÇáæóÑóÚõ ÓóÌöíøóÊóåõ¡ æóÇá˜óÑóãõ ØóÈöíóÚÊóÉõ¡ æóÇáÍöáãõ ÎõáÊøóåõ ˜óËõÑó óÏöíÞõåõ .(ÈÍÇÑÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì78 379)
30. When the hearts become mirthful & exhilarated then hand them over (saturate & feed them with) knowledge and when they shirk it then leave them alone (since hearts & souls have a particular condition when ready for imbibing learning.) 30
30- ÇöÐÇ äóÔöØóÊö ÇáÞõáõæÈõ ÝóÃóæÏöÚõæåÇ æóÇöÐÇ äóÝóÑóÊ ÝóæóÏøóÚõæåÇ .(ÈÍÇÑ ÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì78 379)
31. Allah has made the fasting obligatory so that those rich & wealthy taste & realize the touch (agony of) hunger & consequently become kind to the poor. 31
31- ÝóÑóÖó Çááåõ ÊóÚÇáóی Çáøõæãó áöíóÌöÏó ÇáÛóäöیøõ ãóÓøó ÇáÌõæÚö áöíóÍäõæ Úóáóی ÇáÝóÞíÑö .(˜ÔÝ ÇáÛãÉ Ì2 193)
32. The sustenance which has become guaranteed (by Allah) must not refrain & make you so busy so that you do not perform the obligatory practices. 32
32- áÇ íóÔÛóá˜ó ÑöÒÞñ ãóÖãõæäñ Úóä Úóãóáò ãóÝÑõæÖò .(ÈÍÇÑÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì78 374)
33. Refrain & avoid fame seeking & striving for power, as these two invite man towards annihilation. 33
33- Åíøǘó æóÇáÅ ÐÇÚóÉó æóØóáóÈó ÇáÑöøíÇÓóÉö ÞóÅäøóåõãÇ íóÏÚõæÇäö Åáóی Çáåóáó˜óÉö .(ÈÍÇÑÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì78 371)
34. Much of service & adoring does not mean one should pray & fast a lot but indeed the abundance & plentifuiness of service is exuberantly & plentifully meditating into the affair of Allah. 34
34- áóíÓóÊö ÇáÚöÈÇÏóÉõ ˜óËÑóÉó ÇáöøíÇãö æóÇáøóáÇÉö æóÅöäøóãóÇ ÇáÚöÈÇÏóÉõ ˜óËÑóÉõ ÇáÊøóÝó˜øõÑö Ýí ÃóãÑö Çááåö .(ÊÍÝ ÇáÚÞæá 488)
35. Be afraid of Allah & become a decoration & do not become a (source of) a disgusting & miserable object (for us). 35
35- ÇöÊøóÞõæÇ Çááåó æó˜õæäõæÇ ÒóíäÇðæáÇ Êó˜õæäõæÇ ÔóíäÇð .(ÊÍÝ ÇáÚÞæá 488)
36. A greedy one does not get more than what has been destined for him. 36
36- áÇ íõÏÑö˜ó ÍóÑíñ ãÇ áóã íõÞóÏøóÑ áóåõ .(ÊÍÝ ÇáÚÞæá 489)
37. The boldness & courage of a son in small age (childhood upon his father becomes the cause of his disobedience & molesting him (father) when he grows up. 37
37- ÌõÑÃóÉõ ÇáæóáóÏö Úóáی æÇáöÏöåö Ýöí öÛóÑöåö ÊóÏÚõæ Åöáی ÇáÚõÞõæÞö Ýí ˜öÈóÑöåö .(ÈÍÇÑ ÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì78 487)
38. Laughing without any amazement is (a sign of) ignorance.38
38- ãöäó ÇáÌóåáö ÇáÖöø͘õ ãöä ÛóíÑö ÚóÌóÈò .(ÊÍÝ ÇáÚÞæá 489)
39. You are leading shortening lives & limited durations and death suddenly approaches. Who so ever sows benevolence & beneficence reaps joy & pleasure and the one who sows evil reaps repentance & shame. Everybody reaps, what he sows. 39
39- Åöäøó˜õã Ýí ÇóÌÇáò ãóäÞõæóÉò æóÃóíøÇãò ãóÚÏõæÏóÉò ¡æóÇáãóæÊõ íóÃÊí ÈóÛÊóÉð¡ ãóä íóÒÑóÚ ÎóíÑÇð íóÍöÏ ÛöÈØóÉð¡æóãóä íóÒÑóÚ ÔóÑøÇð íóÍöÏ äóÏÇãóÉð áö˜õáöø ÒÇÑÚò ãÇ ÒóÑóÚó. (ÊÍÝ ÇáÚÞæá 489 )
40. The one who does not have the fear of people (in committing sin) will not be afraid of Allah.40
40- ãóä áóã íóÊøóÞö æõÌõæåó ÇáäøÇÓö áóã íóÊøóÞö Çááåó .(ÈÍÇÑ ÇáÇäæÇÑ Ì78 377)
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